Surname Baranj in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Baranj families are generally Croats (from Slatina area ), very rarely Hungarians (from Vinkovci area ), and barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Slatina area and in Virovitica.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Baranj live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 9 cities and 9 other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Vukovar (<10), Slatina (<10), Petrinja (<10), and in Hreljin (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Baranj (including: Barani , Barragn , Bárány , Barany , Bharany and Barhany ) is present in 80 countries worldwide. "Barany " is used by some 700 people in the United States , about 600 in Hungary , and small number of people in Germany. "Bharany " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Bárány " is used by some 4000 people in Hungary , about 800 in the United States , and some 800 people in Iran.

Characteristic first names

Zora Baranj, Danijel Baranj, Nedeljko Baranj, Vesna Baranj, Nikola Baranj, Verica Baranj, Darko Baranj, Monika Baranj, Gordana Baranj, Marica Baranj, Marina Baranj, Dalibor Baranj, Marjana Baranj, Sandra Baranj, Vinko Baranj, Milenko Baranj, Marijana Baranj, Denis Baranj, Jasenka Baranj

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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